Airbus Sees Rise in C295 Orders

摘要

AIRBUS DEFENCE and Space announced a raft of C295 orders in December, from Burkina Faso, the Czech Republic and Ireland. The Ministry of Defence of Burkina Faso placed a firm order for a single Airbus C295 medium-lift tactical transport under the African nation's 2018-2022 Military Acquisition Law and will be operated by the Burkina Faso Air Force (BFAF) and boost its transport capabilities. It's expected that the nation will receive the C295W variant, with its enhanced performance through the addition of winglets and uprated Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G turboprop engines, which are better suited to the country's climatic conditions, Following this, the Czech Republic also requested an additional two C295Ws, which will complement the Czech Air Forces C295M fleet and be delivered in the first half of 2021, bring the total number of aircraft operated by the country to six.